Discover approximately 4,000 square feet of beautifully updated living space in this impressive brick-front home featuring 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a 2-car garage. Double entry doors welcome you into a dramatic two-story foyer with a two-tone oak staircase, while hardwood floors throughout, 9-foot ceilings, and recessed lighting create a warm, inviting atmosphere. The open-concept living and dining rooms offer wonderful entertaining space, complemented by a soaring two-story family room with a wood-burning fireplace and striking brick accent wall. The updated kitchen showcases double-stacked cabinetry and Level 4 granite with a waterfall island. A first-floor office and spacious great room above the garage provide flexibility for work, recreation, and everyday living. Over $350,000 spent The primary suite offers two walk-in closets and a fully renovated bathroom featuring heated floors, a heated towel rack, freestanding soaking tub, frameless glass shower, and double vanity. Additional bathrooms have also been updated, including a guest bath with an oversized tub and smart toilet with bidet washlet. A full walk-out basement adds versatile space and potential. Enjoy the comfort of a new furnace and AC, two-zone cooling and forced-air heating, a replaced water heater, and public water and sewer. The garage features insulated doors, tiled floors, and Drylok-treated walls. Outside, a private, resort-like backyard with a pergola, swim spa, and garden creates a beautiful setting for relaxing and entertaining.
Single-familyProperty Type
2003Year Built
1.16 acresLot Size
$275Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by George Pavlushkin - Award Winning Realtor AND CEO of The ELITE Group, brokered by RE/MAX Central Pavlushkin• RE/MAX Central
Southard, located between Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, is a residential and semi-rural Lakewood neighborhood with wooded lanes and small-lot farms. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Route 9 corridor near the Lakewood Industrial Park entrances, where contractor yards, garden suppliers, and low-slung service storefronts set a workaday rhythm. Housing leans toward ranches, split-levels, and newer subdivisions tucked behind tree lines. The landscape shifts quickly from busy arterial traffic to quiet back roads with drainage ponds and patches of pine and oak. Weekends often orbit nearby open-space trails and local farm stands rather than a single main street. Daily errands and dining tend to cluster along Route 9 and toward downtown Lakewood’s older commercial blocks.
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Offer insights
48 Friendship Rd · $1,099,000
$1.12M and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $1.12M+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
30 days
The average home goes pending in 26 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.8%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Ceilings are high in the basement
Wood flooring
One fireplace
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Gas cooking
Stove
Microwave
Dishwasher
Compactor
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer
Garage door opener
Flooring
Wood
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating with 2-zone heat
Central air conditioning with 2-zone AC
Exterior features
Timberline/shingle roof
Home design
Fee simple ownership
Parking
Attached 2-car garage
Construction
Shingle roof
Utilities
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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Welcome to your new home! Grand, custom built home on over an acre of lush green property backing to the woods. Come in through the double door entry into the 2-story foyer welcoming you home. Open floor plan flows from the spacious kitchen with center island & dining area into the family room with fireplace perfect for entertaining or just staying home. Formal living & dining rooms, plus an additional oversized bonus room! Private office space on main level. Wonderful master suite with dual WIC. Balcony overlooking the family room below. Full basement with walk out access to the garage features high ceilings, egress windows & roughed-in full bath which can be finished to add even more living area. Great location close to shopping and highways. Come and explore your future home today!
MOMLS #21821220
Jun 28, 2018
Price Changed
$564,900
$141/sq ft
May 31, 2018
Listed
$575,000
$144/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 5, 2004
Sold
$490,000
$123/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 14, 2000
Sold
$87,000
$22/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$13,988 (+4.0%)
$253,600 + $604,700
$858,300
2024
$13,456 (+4.1%)
$213,600 + $599,200
$812,800
2023
$12,927 (−7.8%)
$168,600 + $588,200
$756,800
2022
$14,020 (+3.5%)
$128,600 + $566,000
$694,600
2021
$13,546 (−2.1%)
$117,600 + $551,600
$669,200
2020
$13,839 (−1.4%)
$127,600 + $462,400
$590,000
2019
$14,040 (+2.2%)
$127,600 + $468,400
$596,000
2018
$13,738 (+0.4%)
$127,600 + $465,800
$593,400
2017
$13,687 (+1.0%)
$122,600 + $445,800
$568,400
2016
$13,551 (−0.8%)
$122,600 + $445,800
$568,400
2015
$13,656 (+7.6%)
$122,600 + $434,600
$557,200
2014
$12,694 (−0.8%)
$127,600 + $351,800
$479,400
2013
$12,790 (+0.2%)
$127,600 + $351,800
$479,400
2012
$12,771 (+5.4%)
$127,600 + $351,800
$479,400
2011
$12,119 (+1.5%)
$127,600 + $351,800
$479,400
2010
$11,937 (+3.9%)
$197,600 + $371,100
$568,700
2009
$11,493
$197,600 + $371,100
$568,700
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
3
Stories
—
Lot width
100 ft.
Lot depth
506 ft.
Lot size
1.16 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
3,922
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
3,922
Year built
2003
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Monmouth County
APN
2100083 00010 02
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 16, 2026.
R-3
Residential 3 District
The purpose of the R-3 Zoning Districts is to permit infill development at moderate densities within the established centers identified in the Howell Township Master Plan.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Housing-Single unit
Fire house
Police station
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
6/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 101° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
53% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Howell, NJ • 07731
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Sun exposure
70/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
8 hrs
4.7 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 48 Friendship Rd
$1,097,267
$1,733 under list price of $1.10M
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $705K to $850K.